Cavaliers 106, San Antonio 80 (Cavs continue preseason success)

Who would have thought the Cavaliers would have been 4-1 with a 3-game winning streak in the middle of preseason? I think I know of only one person who would have said yes. That would have been my co-writer and creator, Ben Jackson.

Anyways, the Cleveland Cavaliers are proving to the rest of the NBA that they still belong in the league and are proving to the haters that the Cavaliers are a forced to be reckoned with.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (4-1) beat the San Antonio Spurs (2-2) Thursday night with a final score of 106-80. The Cavaliers and Spurs played at the University of Pittsburgh’s Peterson Events Center and just over 5,000 fans crammed together.

J.J. Hickson continued his strong preseason, finishing with 18 pts and nine rebounds.

Others that had big nights seem to be the norm, including the newly acquired Ramon Sessions. He finished with 14 pts and nine rebounds as well. Daniel “Boobie” Gibson showed his all-around game tonight, finishing with 13 pts, six assists and four rebounds.

The Cavaliers used an 11-2 run late in the third quarter to help outscore the Spurs 56-39 in the second half. However, the short-handed Spurs didn’t play Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker or Richard Jefferson.  Minor detail. 

Mo Williams and Anderson Varejao were dressed and with the team, but did not play. Also, Antwan Jamison did not play after sustaining a left knee sprain in the second quarter. I have not heard how serious the injury is or how long he will be out. I also heard Anthony Parker also had an injury as well, not sure about him either.

The win against the Spurs continued the Cavaliers streak at 3 games in a row. Even though its preseason, the Cavaliers are starting to look they have found themselves and are starting to find a swagger. Maybe, the Cavaliers are starting to play with a chip on their shoulders, or maybe they always have had one since someone “Took their talents to South Beach” and we didn’t even know.

The Manny Harris Watch:

- News broke that former second-rounder Danny Green may soon be getting cut. With Manny Harris emerging as a Cavalier Legend, how could you not cut Green? Harris fits the system better and he has raw talent you can’t find around the world.

- Speaking of Harris, the man played again tonight. If you guess he played another stellar game, you’re right. Manny went 3-8 from the field, with 11 points in 24 minutes of action.

- Harris had a PER (Player Efficiency Rating) of +17. That was second best tonight, second to Boobie Gibson of +20. Let’s face it, if he continues to play like this, Byron Scott will have no choice but to start the soon to be Hall-of-Famer.

- I would suggest starting to pre-order your Manny Harris jersey’s now before they sell out.

All for One. One for All

Keep your heads up Cleveland